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Phrasal Verbs - What's New



The latest 30 entries added to our Phrasal Verb database.

Entry Beat out
Narrowly win in competition (Added: 11th Jan)
Entry Bail out of
Pay a bond to release someone from jail (Added: 11th Jan)
Entry Back up
Drive a vehicle backwards (Added: 11th Jan)
Entry Back out of
Exit a parking area in reverse gear (Added: 11th Jan)
Entry Back into
Enter a parking area in reverse gear (Added: 11th Jan)
Entry Snuff out
End something suddenly (Added: 18th Oct)
Entry Snuff out
Kill (Added: 18th Oct)
Entry Snuff out
Extinguish a small flame by covering it (Added: 18th Oct)
Entry Buck up
Smarten up, improve (Added: 30th Sep)
Entry Buck up
Hurry (either transitive or reflexive) (Added: 30th Sep)
Entry Come around to
Agree with or accept something you had previously disapproved of or disliked. (Added: 26th Sep)
Entry Come around
Recover consciousness (Added: 26th Sep)
Entry Check out
Stop paying attention (Added: 30th Jun)
Entry Keep up
Maintain a continuous action, persist (Added: 11th Jun)
Entry Come over
Affect mentally in such a way as to change behaviour (possibly related to 'overcome') (Added: 27th May)
Entry Go for it
Be assertive and ready to initiate action. (Related to the meaning 'attack') (Added: 20th May)
Entry Cheat on
Deceive or betray, often in a sexual and/or emotional context (Added: 3rd May)
Entry Spin out
Make something last as long as possible (Added: 30th Apr)
Entry Spin out
Lose control (vehicle) (Added: 30th Apr)
Entry Spin off
Create a TV show using characters from a popular show (Added: 30th Apr)
Entry Spin off
Form a separate company from part of an existing one (Added: 30th Apr)
Entry Spin off
Produce an unexpected additional benefit (Added: 30th Apr)
Entry Vacuum up
Consume (Added: 24th Apr)
Entry Break up
Become inaudible over the telephone because of interference (Added: 17th Apr)
Entry Go back
Return to, start doing something again (Added: 24th Mar)
Entry Carry on
Behave badly (Added: 24th Mar)
Entry Blow up
Inflate (Added: 24th Mar)
Entry Ask for
Request to have or be given (Added: 24th Mar)
Entry Take off
Remove (Added: 24th Mar)
Entry Slough off
Lose or shed outer layers of skin (Added: 3rd Mar)

 

11 January, 2009 17:44